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The Republic of Achbied is a mid-sized, cultured nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 56 million Achbiedis enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 23.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Achbiedian economy, worth 2.87 trillion BIDS a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Retail, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 51,176 BIDS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Most people suffer from some form of hearing loss, government popup ads are springing up like weeds, foreign policy is mostly just to smile and hope for the best, and metal detectors have been banned after a bottle cap caused a riot at the beach. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Achbied's national animal is the Hamster, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Achbied is ranked 112,539^th in the world and 43^rd in The Pacifica for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1,738.39 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.